diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 412e5fa94..e5dc4a369 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Task has been built and tested on the following configurations:
   * Solaris 10 and 8
   * OpenBSD 4.5
   * FreeBSD
-  * Cygwin 1.5
+  * Cygwin 1.7 and 1.5
   * Haiku R1/alpha1
 
 While Task has undergone testing, bugs are sure to remain.  If you encounter a
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index da4d5bac7..0ca33fbba 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "# Miscellaneous\n"
   "confirmation=yes                       # Confirmation on delete, big changes\n"
   "echo.command=yes                       # Details on command just run\n"
-  "annotations=full                       # Level of verbosity for annotations in reports\n"
+  "annotations=full                       # Level of verbosity for annotations: full, sparse or none\n"
   "next=2                                 # How many tasks per project in next report\n"
   "bulk=2                                 # > 2 tasks considered 'a lot', for confirmation\n"
   "nag=You have higher priority tasks.    # Nag message to keep you honest\n"                      // TODO
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 72727e5b5..4015de057 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,27 @@ int handleConfig (std::string &outs)
   // TODO Check for referenced but missing theme files.
   // TODO Check for referenced but missing string files.
 
+  // Check for bad values in rc.annotations.
+  std::string annotations = context.config.get ("annotations");
+  if (annotations != "full"   &&
+      annotations != "sparse" &&
+      annotations != "none")
+    out << "Configuration error: annotations contains an unrecognized value '"
+        << annotations
+        << "'."
+        << std::endl;
+
+  // Check for bad values in rc.default.priority.
+  std::string defaultPriority = context.config.get ("default.priority");
+  if (defaultPriority != "H" &&
+      defaultPriority != "M" &&
+      defaultPriority != "L" &&
+      defaultPriority != "")
+    out << "Configuration error: default.priority contains an unrecognized value '"
+        << defaultPriority
+        << "'."
+        << std::endl;
+
   // Verify installation.  This is mentioned in the documentation as the way to
   // ensure everything is properly installed.